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| | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 78 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 78 | I am putting my doors back together and find the inside latch mechanism seems upside down as I look at the metal stamping of the door inside it has a recess where the bar goes from the lever back to the lock but mine will only fit going at an angle and rubs on the cardboard cover. Do I have the wrong part or year part? The assembly manual and repair show them both ways depending on which picture you look at. Any wisdom you could provide will be appreciated. Lou
1951 chevy 3100 short bed frame off resto.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | 51 goes above with glued spacers ...link... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 78 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 78 | So can I buy or find a different year that will fit properly in the stamped recess?
1951 chevy 3100 short bed frame off resto.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | 47 or 48. I think?
Not sure if they are reproduced, might have to look for used
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | The point is, the original factory parts didn't fit into those recesses.
I don't know why the inner panels were stamped that way unless they were a hold over from the '46 and earlier models which had different door hardware. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,301 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,301 | The point is, the original factory parts didn't fit into those recesses.
I don't know why the inner panels were stamped that way unless they were a hold over from the '46 and earlier models which had different door hardware. I believe that they did fit in those recesses in in the earlier ADs, when the inside handle was pushed forward to open the door. They were changed in later model years to a pull-to-open configuration, requiring the glued on spacers mentioned above, to clear the cardboard door panels. Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | I think Carl may be right??
My memory is a little foggy but when I was doing my doors I remember having one of the control arms fitting the recess and one that didn't. I had bought two doors for my 52 and was using the control arms from the OLD door. Then I remembered one of the old doors was a 1950 door on my 52panel. Problem solved. Ordered the correct control arm and it did not fit the recess on my 52 as mentioned above.
....sometimes I wish I had used the ones that fit the contour of the door and pushed, rather than pull, the inside door handle as I believe the cardboard door panels would fit better and flatter?
EDIT: its only my opinion but I think they were changed to pull rather than push door handles as a safety issue???
Last edited by Achipmunk; 05/22/2016 3:53 AM.
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